Abstract

This study aims to (1) identify the development system of rural public libraries in Buleleng Regency, (2) identify the management of rural public libraries in Buleleng Regency, and (3) constraints faced by villages in developing and managing their libraries and suggesting actions to optimize utilization of rural public libraries in Buleleng Regency. This research was conducted using qualitative research methods so that the target of this research is not on measurement, but on understanding social phenomena from the perspective of participants or according to the emic perspective. The results of the study show that (1) the development system of the rural libraries is still very simple and seems not a priority so that its development is not optimal (2) The management of the library is still manual and still relies on volunteers; (3) constraints faced by rural public libraries in their development include: lack of financial support from village funds, lack of knowledge of human resources related to library management, including procurement of collections, lack of support from villagers and ignorance of the importance of libraries, lack of guidance from the government and others.